UN review of Australia’s human rights record raises concerns about continued imprisonment of children, offshore detention of refugees, and lack of human rights protections. Amnesty International

Every five years UN member states undergo a Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council, where their human rights records are scrutinised.

Australia appeared before the UN Human Rights Council on 26 January 2026. The Albanese government must now respond to these recommendations by July 2026.

Australia’s last review occurred in 2021 where 122 states made 250 recommendations, and the Australian Government supported 177 of the recommendations.

The Australia Human Rights Commission’s assessment is that only 6% of these recommendations have been fully implemented, although 86% have been partly implemented, since 2021.

UN review of Australia’s human rights record raises concerns about continued imprisonment of children, offshore detention of refugees, and lack of human rights protections. Amnesty International